Chapter 209 209: Pack

It was unclear what Lilith talked about, but after a few minutes, she returned back to the group. Vor also came back with her. Vor seemed lost in some thought as he occasionally glanced at Lancaster. Unfortunately, despite Lilith's explanation, he still couldn't get himself to do it.

There was just a notion in his mind that stopped him from doing anything that showed weakness, no matter how much he wanted. That was also why he never cried before others, only letting his tears out when he was all alone.

Even when his people were being killed by the Kingdom of Wolves, he didn't let out even a single tear. He didn't show any weakness to his enemies and continued fighting.

Lilith let out a sigh, seeing the same hesitation even now. It was like her words had fallen on deaf ears.

She still decided to help him in other ways. If Vor wasn't taking a step, he used other ways.

"Lancaster, we will be preparing for our departure after gathering some items. Why don't you go with Vor and take a walk? I remember you had some questions about how to get stronger as well. Who better than Vor to help him. Go."

She also gestured for Atlas and Luna to follow her. "Let's go look for the stocks we need. We would need lots of food for the journey ahead with five people."

She took the two away with her and left.

Vor and Lancaster were left behind with this strange awkward atmosphere between them.

"Ahem." Vor cleared his throat after a few seconds before asking, "You want to get stronger?"

"I do." Lancaster nodded. " I want to be so strong that I'm not a burden on others anymore! I want to be able to help them. I want to be strong enough to be able to protect the ones I want to protect.

"And who is it that you want to protect?" Vor asked.

Lancaster glanced at Atlas and Lilith in the distance. "The people who helped me when I needed it the most... The people who were always there for me. I want to help the people who aren't my family but aren't any less than my family either."

Vor smiled. That answer was similar to what he had in his mind when he was striving to become stronger. He was trying to become stronger for his pack so he could protect them. It was the same for Lancaster. The only difference was that his pack wasn't of wolves from his lineage. Instead, his back was that of his friends.

"They saved your lives?" Vor inquired. "It seems I owe them even more gratitude than I thought. If they hadn't saved you, I..."

"Anyway, what do you think is keeping you from becoming stronger? What do you think is the problem?" he further asked, as if wanting to see if Lancaster knew what the problem was there.

Lancaster clenched his fist. "It's that I can't draw out my full strength. It's like I'm holding back my other self in fear of not being able to control it. I want to be able to control it. I want to be strong enough!"

"Not bad. So you do realize where the flaw lies. That's quite good for a young man like you, without any training. I was much older than you when I noticed what you did now."

Vor had seen Lancaster fight just moments ago. He had noticed the strengths and the weaknesses of Lancaster, analyzing every aspect of his fighting style. With that, he had managed to flag a lot of issues that could've been improved. There was a lot of room for improvement, but Lancaster was also right about not using his full strength.

Lancaster wanted to tell Vor that it wasn't him who found this flaw but Castiel. Unfortunately, if he talked about that, he knew he would've needed to explain how Castiel came back for a few moments, which was quite complicated to explain. Just to save some time, he didn't tell Vor about it.

"Anyhow, those problems are quite easy to solve. They just look complicated. Come, I'll tell you how." Vor patted the shoulders of Lancaster as the two started walking together.

Vor talked, and Lancaster listened. At times Lancaster even asked questions that were answered by Vor with great consideration.

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Lilith went with Atlas and Luna inside the castle. The three gathered food and brought them to the Royal Carriages of the Blood Lords. They selected the best Carriage out of all and kept all the food in the Carriage.

During the process, Atlas asked Lilith about what she had talked with Vor. Since it wasn't that big a surprise, Lilith told Luna and Atlas. She only took Vor away because she didn't want Lancaster to listen. She had no problem with Atlas and Luna.

"Really?" Atlas was taken aback to hear the explanation. He had thought of many possibilities, but one of them considered Lilith giving Vor a pep talk. So Vor was scared of his own descendant?

"You did good by giving them some privacy in that case. Good work, Lilith. Vor had always been like that. He really needed help," Luna complimented Lilith, which she rarely did.

It was also a thing worth praise since Lilith had managed to notice what even she failed to.

"I don't know if he can do anything even now. I did give him some privacy and an opportunity. But how he utilizes that, it'll depend on him entirely."

Lilith was still somewhat worried that Vor might blow this opportunity. That's why she gave him a topic that he and Lancaster were both interested in, hoping it'll give them something to talk about. She hoped that once they started talking with each other, they could get somewhat closer to one another.

"I don't think he will blow up this opportunity. He might be dumb in such matters, but even he isn't not that dumb." Luna smiled. "Let's have faith in him. I'm sure he will succeed.'

"I hope so."